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Pain d'épices or pain d'épice (French for 'spice bread') is a French cake in the Gateau de Voyage (en. Travel Cake) category of French baking (classed as a quick bread in North America). Its ingredients, according to Le Dictionnaire de l'Académie française (1694), were "rye flour, honey and spices". In Alsace, a considerable tradition incorporates a pinch of cinnamon.
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